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murdoch. >> reporter: rupert murdoch's great love has always been the newspaper. he demand dramatic stories telling reporters we will never be boring and frequently checks in with his top editors. one of whom used to be lou. >> passionate about his newspapers and along with that passion comes an involvement in the day-to-day operations of his papers. particularly his biggest ones. >> reporter: murdoch's ambitions began in his native australia inheriting his father's newspaper business. he started the "australian" a nationwide paper and used them to support politician hess favored. overseas murdoch's first purchase was a british tabloid "news of the world" followed by "the sun" both of which he pushed to a new level of sensationalism. topless girls on page 3 of the "sun" was a ruport innovation. >> reporter: he was in a competitive market known at fleet street. martin dunn says he was as tough as his headlines. >> he was the man who tamed the print unions so newspapers became incredibly profitable. >> reporter: checkbook journalism with stories was a regular practi
murdoch. >> reporter: rupert murdoch's great love has always been the newspaper. he demand dramatic stories telling reporters we will never be boring and frequently checks in with his top editors. one of whom used to be lou. >> passionate about his newspapers and along with that passion comes an involvement in the day-to-day operations of his papers. particularly his biggest ones. >> reporter: murdoch's ambitions began in his native australia inheriting his father's newspaper...
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for years, rupert murdoch has been behind numerous cruel tabloid headlines. now suddenly he's on the front page himself, and that's a pretty awkward place for a press baron to be, suddenly the target of what they call in britain the gutter press. dan rivers, cnn, london. >> a lot of questions probably centers on who knew what it and when. >>> as we've been telling you the phone hacking scandal has cost london's top two police officials their jobs. let's go back to atika shubert. the two high profile resignations pretty much one after another. the timing also important but quite incredible what's unfolded in the last few days. >> reporter: really is, and it has completely tainted the british police. what lawmakers are looking at now is, one, did police ignore the phone hacking scandal when they should have investigated further and two, did they take police payments. they want to know how far the corruption goes in scotland yard. former senior police officer john yates is the latest head to roll. now under investigation for his failed review of the police phone
for years, rupert murdoch has been behind numerous cruel tabloid headlines. now suddenly he's on the front page himself, and that's a pretty awkward place for a press baron to be, suddenly the target of what they call in britain the gutter press. dan rivers, cnn, london. >> a lot of questions probably centers on who knew what it and when. >>> as we've been telling you the phone hacking scandal has cost london's top two police officials their jobs. let's go back to atika shubert....
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but she's seen as james -- it's seen as james murdoch's company to run when rupert murdoch leaves. if she tries to assert a role when rupert murdoch leaves, she's had conflicts with the older murdoch children and might have a fight on her hands if she tries to do that. >> thank you very much. good work. >>> the space shuttle program now history in the united states. stand by to see the end of an era in pictures. [ male announcer ] this...is the network -- a network of possibilities. in here, the planned combination of at&t and t-mobile would deliver our next generation mobile broadband experience to 55 million more americans, many in small towns and rural communities, giving them a new choice. we'll deliver better service, with thousands of new cell sites... for greater access to all the things you want, whenever you want them. it's the at&t network... and what's possible in here is almost impossible to say. yeah, dirt? do you think the two of us will ever find the one? well, we've been left behind by so many mops and brooms... aw, man! ...but we have got... see ya! ...each other.
but she's seen as james -- it's seen as james murdoch's company to run when rupert murdoch leaves. if she tries to assert a role when rupert murdoch leaves, she's had conflicts with the older murdoch children and might have a fight on her hands if she tries to do that. >> thank you very much. good work. >>> the space shuttle program now history in the united states. stand by to see the end of an era in pictures. [ male announcer ] this...is the network -- a network of...
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rupert murdoch is a back room guy. this crisis, this scandal, however, is about the public. it's about, it's about losing trust. it's about doing things that the average man on the street is absolutely appalled by, and it requires to fix this, if it's fixable, it requires explaining. it requires saying you're sorry. it requires going on every chat show that will have you and begging for forgiveness. it requires going to the family of milly dowler and the young girl who was murdered and kidnapped whose phones were hacked and saying you're sorry. these are not the kind of things that rupert murdoch has ever done or that he's capable of doing. >> hmm. when asked if rupert murdoch would have known about these alleged phone hacking incidents, michael wolff put it this way, he says the news corp chief was in close communication editor was in close contact with his sources and content. >> you're watching "world business today." the u.s. president and republican opponents continue to haggle over the country's debt ceiling. that is next. >>> welcome back to "world business today" rig
rupert murdoch is a back room guy. this crisis, this scandal, however, is about the public. it's about, it's about losing trust. it's about doing things that the average man on the street is absolutely appalled by, and it requires to fix this, if it's fixable, it requires explaining. it requires saying you're sorry. it requires going on every chat show that will have you and begging for forgiveness. it requires going to the family of milly dowler and the young girl who was murdered and...
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we're going to take you inside the mind of rupert murdoch. a cnn insider tells us more about the man behind this massive media empire. plus his wife jumped to his defense today when that attacker sort of rushes the room. during that hearing you're going to hear her story, next. e-line . so, you've been double crossed by other travel sites and now you want to try the real deal. yes, is it true that name your own price... ...got even easier? affirmative. we'll show you other people's winning hotel bids. so i'll know how much to bid... ...and save up to 60% i'm in i know the lady in leather travels on three wheels. wait, is that code? that's my secret weapon... ...naomi pryce see winning hotel bids now at priceline. fiber one. uh, forgot jack's cereal. [ jack ] what's for breakfast? um... try the number one! [ jack ] yeah, this is pretty good. [ male announcer ] half a day's worth of fiber. fiber one. oh, we call it the bundler. let's say you need home and auto insurance. you give us your information once, online... [ whirring and beeping ] [ di
we're going to take you inside the mind of rupert murdoch. a cnn insider tells us more about the man behind this massive media empire. plus his wife jumped to his defense today when that attacker sort of rushes the room. during that hearing you're going to hear her story, next. e-line . so, you've been double crossed by other travel sites and now you want to try the real deal. yes, is it true that name your own price... ...got even easier? affirmative. we'll show you other people's winning...
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rupert murdoch. old is the world. here is the guy who successive prime ministers have been paying court to, have been going to his parties, inviting him to their parties, listening to everything he says. it was said to me, the way we would tailor advice to ministers would be to factor in what rupert murdoch and what news international newspapers would be saying. that was advice to ministers. this was the sun king they all worshipped at. today, the pauses that he had before he answered questions, rupert murdoch, would have made harold pinter proud, had pinter been alive to see it. they were extraordinary. this was the emperor who no longer had his clothes. >> okay. now, before we come back to you, stay with me, michael. stay with me, michael. i want to show, proving there's nothing like seeing it again and preferably when you can see it even slower, let's have a look at the slow motion replay of the incident that took place, and you can make your own movement. there you are. there we are. so you see j
rupert murdoch. old is the world. here is the guy who successive prime ministers have been paying court to, have been going to his parties, inviting him to their parties, listening to everything he says. it was said to me, the way we would tailor advice to ministers would be to factor in what rupert murdoch and what news international newspapers would be saying. that was advice to ministers. this was the sun king they all worshipped at. today, the pauses that he had before he answered...
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because this is bigger than rupert murdoch, this has spilled over to the police. as well as questions about british politicians, too. there are going to be top officials, too formerly that resigned recently from scotland yard that are going to be grilled about the phone hacking crisis. >> zain, for our u.s. audience, explain to us, are they compelled to testify over the charge to tell the truth or can they lie to parliament. >> if they feel what they say will be incriminating they don't have to reply. yes, in the u.s. sense, it's like taking the fifth. but the thing is, when they appear before this committee they are not under oath. they are doing it on their honor. if they do lie, it's not clear whether there would be a punishment. they would be held in serious contempt of parliament. >> zain, thank you. we'll start with all of the coverage this morning on cnn about the testimony. >>> hitting the box. that's kind of 2010. college kids can now rent digital textbooks thanks to their kindle. students will pay based on how long they need the books. amazon is touting
because this is bigger than rupert murdoch, this has spilled over to the police. as well as questions about british politicians, too. there are going to be top officials, too formerly that resigned recently from scotland yard that are going to be grilled about the phone hacking crisis. >> zain, for our u.s. audience, explain to us, are they compelled to testify over the charge to tell the truth or can they lie to parliament. >> if they feel what they say will be incriminating they...
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the hacking and briarry scandal consuming rupert murdoch's media empire. guys, before we get back to our discussion, i want to play you this sound bite of rupert murdoch today, being pressed on claims that his staffers bribed police. take a listen. >> did you or anyone else at your organization investigate this at the time? >> no. can you explain why? >> i didn't know of it. i'm sorry. i -- do you want allow me to sa. this is not an excuse, maybe an explanation of my laxity. this is less than 1% of our company. i employ 53,000 people around the world who are proud and great and ethical and distinguished people, professionals in their life, and perhaps -- and i'm spread watching and appointing people in my trust to run the divisions. >> almost painful to watch him struggle there. seems like he is trying to dig himself out of this mess, jeffrey. >> it was fun to watch his wife, because you can tell she was kind of embarrassed by that answer. she's like stop digging yourself a hole there. the idea that rupert murdoch kind know what was going on because he was
the hacking and briarry scandal consuming rupert murdoch's media empire. guys, before we get back to our discussion, i want to play you this sound bite of rupert murdoch today, being pressed on claims that his staffers bribed police. take a listen. >> did you or anyone else at your organization investigate this at the time? >> no. can you explain why? >> i didn't know of it. i'm sorry. i -- do you want allow me to sa. this is not an excuse, maybe an explanation of my laxity....
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also new apologies from media mogul rupert murdoch. he met with the family of a murdered teenager whose phone was hacked by his now defunct tabloid. there are fast-moving developments in this scandal. it's ungulfing his entire news empire. and as casey anthony prepares to get out of jail on sunday, will she shun the media spotlight or will she try to capitalize on her supposed fame? i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >> president obama back at the bully pulpit for the second time this week to make sure ameripay bill. he went before reporters to keep pushing raising the debt ceiling limit before the august 2 deadline. he seems to be softening his terms somewhat. let's go to the white house. our correspondent dan lothian has the very latest. >> he said it' time for law makers from both parties to make tough choices. he says he's been willing to put entitlement programs on the table, but even so, there's no deal tonight. and some republicans are saying it's time for the president to put his own plan on the table, not make a
also new apologies from media mogul rupert murdoch. he met with the family of a murdered teenager whose phone was hacked by his now defunct tabloid. there are fast-moving developments in this scandal. it's ungulfing his entire news empire. and as casey anthony prepares to get out of jail on sunday, will she shun the media spotlight or will she try to capitalize on her supposed fame? i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >> president obama back at the bully pulpit for...
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rupert murdoch is an elderly man. whether he leaves this year or next year or five years, there's been talk about succession plans for him. analysts have been thinking for days it may happen. >> murdoch would stay on the company's chairman if he decides to give up his duties as chief executive officer. >> news corp got a taste of its own medicine yesterday when hackers took control of the sun website. hackers posted a fake news story. visitors were redirected to the twitter feed of a well known hacking group that breached websites belonging to sony, pbs and the u.s. senate. keep it on cnn for live coverage of the parliament hearings. >>> we want to hear from you. our question of the day. do you think that rupert murdoch knew about the phone hacking? send us an e-mail or a tweet. we'll read your comments throughout the morning. >>> 15 days and counting until the deadline for potentially da disastrous government default. president obama insists thprogrs is being made. >> today republicans will put their plan to a vote l
rupert murdoch is an elderly man. whether he leaves this year or next year or five years, there's been talk about succession plans for him. analysts have been thinking for days it may happen. >> murdoch would stay on the company's chairman if he decides to give up his duties as chief executive officer. >> news corp got a taste of its own medicine yesterday when hackers took control of the sun website. hackers posted a fake news story. visitors were redirected to the twitter feed of...
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he successfully pied rupert murdoch with shaving foam on a plate. what was interesting, if you look at the picture again, and you see close up, wendy dang, rupert murdoch's wife launches out of the seat, hits good night with the pie, grabs the plate and lunges into her face. murdoch does restart the hearing ten minutes later. he's without his jacket and apologies all around for what took place. >> a remarkable day in london in parliament today. we're going to stay on top of this story. richard, thank you very much. lots of emotions, lots of tough questions in the parliament. was there more heat, though, than light? and joining us now from london, a member of the parliament. she's a member of the conservative party. thanks very much for joining us. do you think you got answers from rupert murdoch today? >> we got lots of answers. some questions still remain to be answered. if they didn't know, why didn't they know. but we did get very exhaustive answers to difficult questions over a sustained period of time. >> what's the biggest question you still w
he successfully pied rupert murdoch with shaving foam on a plate. what was interesting, if you look at the picture again, and you see close up, wendy dang, rupert murdoch's wife launches out of the seat, hits good night with the pie, grabs the plate and lunges into her face. murdoch does restart the hearing ten minutes later. he's without his jacket and apologies all around for what took place. >> a remarkable day in london in parliament today. we're going to stay on top of this story....
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which is rupert murdoch. not to cover this would be journalistic malfeasance. >> you have the democratic senatorial campaign putting out a statement. you wouldn't see that liberals who don't like rupert murdoch are just milking this for all it's worth? >> if this had no connection whatsoever to the nature of the operations, especially through fox news, you might say they're reaching. since the basic accusation that michael wolf was saying, that murdoch is using his media power for political ends is similar in the u.s. and the u.s. it's natural the democrats would say this. >> on your media blog at "the washington post" you took on a story about the difference between british and american journalism. you say basically we should come out and say british journalism standards are sleazy and destructive. you think we're dancing around this? >> in this particular iteration, i couldn't keep quiet. i don't take relish in outing my own employer. i thought in this particular instance he said, none of this is to say ame
which is rupert murdoch. not to cover this would be journalistic malfeasance. >> you have the democratic senatorial campaign putting out a statement. you wouldn't see that liberals who don't like rupert murdoch are just milking this for all it's worth? >> if this had no connection whatsoever to the nature of the operations, especially through fox news, you might say they're reaching. since the basic accusation that michael wolf was saying, that murdoch is using his media power for...
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rupert murdoch and his company simply had too much power. that's why we're seeing high ranking people, even prime ministers, even the head of scotland yard, tied up with this. they had so much power, they had to be kowtowed too. >> lisa bloom, we appreciate that. thank you very much. >> thank you. >>> this scandal is reaching deep now into rupert murdoch's inner circle, and you can be sure that the man at the top is feeling the pressure. murdoch has ads running in seven british papers through monday saying, quote, we are sorry for the phone hacking scandal at the "news of the world." the popular tabloid he just shut down. and here's what he said in his own words. the scandal is widening to another murdoch paper, "the sunday times," and now even the fbi is opening an investigation. the allegations, hacking the personal phones of public figures, and the not so public, from murder victims to dead war heroes. >> and there is a firestorm, if you like, that is engulfing parts of the media, parts of the police, and indeed political systems' ability
rupert murdoch and his company simply had too much power. that's why we're seeing high ranking people, even prime ministers, even the head of scotland yard, tied up with this. they had so much power, they had to be kowtowed too. >> lisa bloom, we appreciate that. thank you very much. >> thank you. >>> this scandal is reaching deep now into rupert murdoch's inner circle, and you can be sure that the man at the top is feeling the pressure. murdoch has ads running in seven...
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. >> the scandal is reaching deep into rupert murdoch's inner circle. you can be sure the man at the top is feeling the pressure. >> shame on you! shame on you! >> murdoch has ads running in seven british papers through monday saying, quote, we are sorry. here he is in his own words. >> i'm the founder of the company. i was appalled to find out what happened. i apologize. i have nothing more to say. >> well, the scandal is widening to another paper, the sunday times. now even the fbi is opening an investigation. the allegations -- hacking the personal phones of public figures and the not so public. from murder victims to dead war heroes. >> there is a firestorm, if you like, that is engulfing parts of the media, parts of the police and, indeed, our political system's ability to respond. >> murdoch's news corp., the parent company of the fox news channel also owns 20th century fox, the fx network, the new york post, wall street journal, harpercollins publishing and probably your local fox affiliate. the charges against the company are criminal and could
. >> the scandal is reaching deep into rupert murdoch's inner circle. you can be sure the man at the top is feeling the pressure. >> shame on you! shame on you! >> murdoch has ads running in seven british papers through monday saying, quote, we are sorry. here he is in his own words. >> i'm the founder of the company. i was appalled to find out what happened. i apologize. i have nothing more to say. >> well, the scandal is widening to another paper, the sunday...
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but rupert murdoch and james murdoch are being asked to turn up. so farther either saying that they w't or can't and they have been served with the summons by the deputy sergeant of arms, which means that they are being sort of demanded that they come. it's pretty serious stuff. the problem is, because they are american citizens, no one is quite sure if they can have jurisdiction over them, forcing them to turn up or not. so there is scratching of heads there. it's completely unchartered territory and they are talking about introducing emergency laws to force them to come along. >> we're following it closely. dan rivers, thanks. >>> well, they are almost there. the u.s. women's soccer team, one win away from hoisting that world cup. they are going to face japan on sunday in the championship match after their 3-1 win yesterday against france. zain is not only watching all of the action, she's going to be there for the game and report live and give us every single detail, right? >> reporter: you bet, kyra. and the favorite to win is the united states
but rupert murdoch and james murdoch are being asked to turn up. so farther either saying that they w't or can't and they have been served with the summons by the deputy sergeant of arms, which means that they are being sort of demanded that they come. it's pretty serious stuff. the problem is, because they are american citizens, no one is quite sure if they can have jurisdiction over them, forcing them to turn up or not. so there is scratching of heads there. it's completely unchartered...
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rupert murdoch's wife. we know she went after her husband's attacker today. >>> it is the moment of the day everyone is talking about. have you seen it yet? after being grilled by british lawmakers for more than two and a half hours rupert murdoch was attacked quite literally at today's phone hacking hearing. it all started when a man at the hearing lunged at murdoch with a shaving cream pie. we're told he said, you're a greedy billionaire as he went after the head of news corp. now can you see the woman there in the pink? she doesn't waste any time or effort going after that attacker. so who is that woman running to rupert murdoch's rescue? that is his wife, wendy. and it got us wondering who is this woman who jumped to protect her man? here is what we know. she got married june 25th, 1999. the couple has two young children together. she's murdoch's third wife and just a few years older than his son, james, who is 38, and was sitting beside his father at today's hearing. "the wall street journal" part of m
rupert murdoch's wife. we know she went after her husband's attacker today. >>> it is the moment of the day everyone is talking about. have you seen it yet? after being grilled by british lawmakers for more than two and a half hours rupert murdoch was attacked quite literally at today's phone hacking hearing. it all started when a man at the hearing lunged at murdoch with a shaving cream pie. we're told he said, you're a greedy billionaire as he went after the head of news corp. now...
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>> a guy tries to give rupert murdoch with a pie in the face. jeanne moos has her take on this close shave. >>> check this out. kiran showed this to us earlier. it's bigger, it's brighter. cnn.com/video. we will be right back. [ dr. ling ] i need to get the results from the m.r.i. see if the blood work is ready. review ms. cooper's history. and i want to see katie before she goes home. [ male announcer ] with integrated healthcare solutions from dell, every patient file is where dr. ling needs it. now she can spend more time with patients and less time on paperwork. ♪ dell. the power to do more. [ engine idling ] [ male announcer ] talking a big game about your engine is one thing. having the proven history that can back it up is a whole nother story. unsurpassed torque... best in class towing... legendary cummins engines. which engine do you want powering your truck? guts. glory. ram. britta olsen is my patient. i spend long hours with her checking her heart rate, administering her medication, and just making her comfortable. one night britta
>> a guy tries to give rupert murdoch with a pie in the face. jeanne moos has her take on this close shave. >>> check this out. kiran showed this to us earlier. it's bigger, it's brighter. cnn.com/video. we will be right back. [ dr. ling ] i need to get the results from the m.r.i. see if the blood work is ready. review ms. cooper's history. and i want to see katie before she goes home. [ male announcer ] with integrated healthcare solutions from dell, every patient file is where...
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a man lunges at rupert murdoch with a pie full of shaving cream. the pie eater maybe a little shi b -- sympathy. >> rupert murdoch has got this whole phone hacking scandal and his whole em peifer is in trouble. today while testifying in parliament, murdoch was attacked by a man who threw a pie and yelled insulting names. threw a pie. yeah, murdoch immediately gave the man his own show on fox news. i would watch that show. wouldn't you? >> so that pie in the face moment has put the spotlight on murdoch's much younger wife wendi who pounced to defend her man when he came under attack. jeanne moos reports on her volleyball spike. >> wendi murdoch was easy to pick out in pink. when you're 38 years younger than your husband, it's nice to rub his back and pour him water before he testifies. she even restrained him when he pounded the table too much. but she didn't restrain herself when this happened. >> oh. >> reporter: an activist pulled a foam-filled plastic pie plate out of a plastic bag, some of that foam landed on m n producer jonathan wald as the a
a man lunges at rupert murdoch with a pie full of shaving cream. the pie eater maybe a little shi b -- sympathy. >> rupert murdoch has got this whole phone hacking scandal and his whole em peifer is in trouble. today while testifying in parliament, murdoch was attacked by a man who threw a pie and yelled insulting names. threw a pie. yeah, murdoch immediately gave the man his own show on fox news. i would watch that show. wouldn't you? >> so that pie in the face moment has put the...
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the others are rupert and james murdoch. but at this point, she is saying that this has become too much of a distraction for the company. a new ceo has been named but the stock is trading lower. zain verjee joins me in just a few minutes with the update on this and implications as well as the growing scandal here in the united states being investigated now by the fbi. >>> okay, i want a big old slab of butter, you do that this morning, because this day in history, margarine was patented in france. that was back in 1869. i remember growing up, my mom telling me the best thing for sliced bread. it is 40 minutes after the hour. >>> good friday morning, july 15th. that is the sun rising over new york, a shot across from time warner center where i am, and that beautiful, beautiful sun rise. i'm ali velshi joining you live from new york, it is 43 minutes after the hour. the debt ceiling debate, after five straight days of meeting, eating peas, drama, where do things stand? how does square one grab you? jessica yellin says congress
the others are rupert and james murdoch. but at this point, she is saying that this has become too much of a distraction for the company. a new ceo has been named but the stock is trading lower. zain verjee joins me in just a few minutes with the update on this and implications as well as the growing scandal here in the united states being investigated now by the fbi. >>> okay, i want a big old slab of butter, you do that this morning, because this day in history, margarine was...
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let's first talk about rupert murdoch and what he had to say. yesterday he said it was the most humble day of his life. it seems overnight he's written to news corp. staff explaining the situation to them as well. >> reporter: he did. he wrote a letter to staff basically explaining what he said yesterday at the hearing and also making it clear that he was appalled at these phone hacking allegations. one of the things he said in the letter was he has imbued the corporation with an audacious spirit, but this sort of behavior should not be tolerated. he also laid out some of the steps the company is taking to address the issue including setting up an independent standards and management committee. one of the things he also said was that he was sorry for the hurt that was caused, and we have taken responsibility. that's what it says in the letter to employees. of course, one of the things that he said in his hearing yesterday was very -- put very bluntly to him by mp tom watson who asked him if he took ultimate responsibility for this whole fiasco.
let's first talk about rupert murdoch and what he had to say. yesterday he said it was the most humble day of his life. it seems overnight he's written to news corp. staff explaining the situation to them as well. >> reporter: he did. he wrote a letter to staff basically explaining what he said yesterday at the hearing and also making it clear that he was appalled at these phone hacking allegations. one of the things he said in the letter was he has imbued the corporation with an...
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former editor rebecca brooks here with rupert murdoch is, according to uk media reports, likely to be questioned by police later today. she's been facing growing calls to step down. but also under scrutiny is les hinton, the news internationa s international's. and there's rue put murdock himself. there he is on the left with rebecca brooks. his latest concern is the mounting pressure on lawmakers to block his takeover of british sky broadcasting known as b sky b, pauline. >> it's not just the uk that murdock is having a tough time. as reported, the scandal is being felt across the globe including murdock's homeland of australia. >>> it's having implications in australia where rupert murdoch began his global media empire. australian-born murdock took over the family business at the age of 22 following the death of his father. well, starting with just one newspaper, murdock went on to acquire dozens more, flounding "the australian." his holdings in australia, which make up 70% of the nation's media landscape, the most of any country in the world. now including eight of the 12 metropoli
former editor rebecca brooks here with rupert murdoch is, according to uk media reports, likely to be questioned by police later today. she's been facing growing calls to step down. but also under scrutiny is les hinton, the news internationa s international's. and there's rue put murdock himself. there he is on the left with rebecca brooks. his latest concern is the mounting pressure on lawmakers to block his takeover of british sky broadcasting known as b sky b, pauline. >> it's not...
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will rupert murdoch face any? here is jeffrey toobin on "ac 360." >> a lot of people have talked about the possibility of criminal charges in the united states, the foreign corrupt practices act or something connected with hacking of 9/11 victims. there is really no credible evidence at all of any sort of american criminal violations by anyone in connection with news corp. so i really think the question is really a business one over here as well as in england, can the murdochs stay in control? and i think probably yes is the answer. >>> another hacking headline, 14 accused hackivists are wanted for a sish attack on paypal. the sweeps span the country tarthing people. this video is from a raid on long island. they're said to be from the hacking group an none mist which claims to have attacked visa and master card after the companies refused to process donations being made to wikileaks. the crew of the shuttle "atlantis" waking up to the last full day in space and the last full day of a nasa space shuttle mission ev
will rupert murdoch face any? here is jeffrey toobin on "ac 360." >> a lot of people have talked about the possibility of criminal charges in the united states, the foreign corrupt practices act or something connected with hacking of 9/11 victims. there is really no credible evidence at all of any sort of american criminal violations by anyone in connection with news corp. so i really think the question is really a business one over here as well as in england, can the murdochs...
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its owner, rupert murdoch, realized his entire empire was at risk of being tainted. one can only imagine the conversation he had with his son james, who runs the uk business. >> i feel regret. clearly the practices of certain individuals did not live up to the standards and quality of journalism that we believe in and that i believe in. >> reporter: it was the revelation that a murdered school girl had been targeted by journalists from the paper who eavesdropped on her cell phone messages that was the beginning of the end for the paper. hacking into cell phone messages is illegal in the uk. the scandal that the "news of the world" had been systematical systematically eavesdropping on people for years had been swirling around westminster, with some telling politicians that it was the work of a rogue reporter. >> i believe he was the only person. >> reporter: but there was a lingering suspicion that former editors like rebecca brooks work remains chief executive of the parent company, must have sanctioned the hacking. something she always denied. she's a close friend w
its owner, rupert murdoch, realized his entire empire was at risk of being tainted. one can only imagine the conversation he had with his son james, who runs the uk business. >> i feel regret. clearly the practices of certain individuals did not live up to the standards and quality of journalism that we believe in and that i believe in. >> reporter: it was the revelation that a murdered school girl had been targeted by journalists from the paper who eavesdropped on her cell phone...
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that will be worrying rupert murdoch. let's look at some of the other news stories covering this hour. >>> the district attorney covering dominique strauss-kahn says he will not take himself off the case, despite the demand from the alleged victim's lawyer. the lawyer's accusation that the d.a.'s office leaked derogatory information about his client to the media is, quote, without merit. the hotel maid accused strauss-kahn of attempting to rape her in the spring. >>> the big three rating agencies following moody's downgrade on portugal's bonds on tuesday. the e.u. president suggests the downgrade to junk status might have anti-bias on the companies based in the united states. european legislators might fight back by imposing civil penalties on ratings agencies that get it wrong. there's talk of tighter regulations and a europe-based agency to replace the big three. >> portugal's fulfillment will be assessed on a quarterly basis. in this context, and the absence of facts on the new economy, by yesterday's decisions by one
that will be worrying rupert murdoch. let's look at some of the other news stories covering this hour. >>> the district attorney covering dominique strauss-kahn says he will not take himself off the case, despite the demand from the alleged victim's lawyer. the lawyer's accusation that the d.a.'s office leaked derogatory information about his client to the media is, quote, without merit. the hotel maid accused strauss-kahn of attempting to rape her in the spring. >>> the big...
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none of this is helping the rupert murdoch brand. but to the american who doesn't pay a lot of attention, probably not a lot of impact, unless congressional hearings or an investigation turns up anything here in the united states. at the moment, there's no evidence of that. >> now that we know what was going on over there with the phone hacking, does it -- does it bring the headlines that his paper has generated clearer to you as to where this information was coming from? >> i don't think that there's any question. in fact, we kind of knew this is the way the murdoch tabloids operated. look at last year, since closed by murdoch in the hacking scandal, had one reporter get hidden camera video of sarah ferguson. there's a market in the uk and perhaps america, too, for the kind of journalism that these tabloids practice, but there's also a line that you can't cross, a line of illegalality when you have phone hacking, but when you turn it to ordinary people, the reaction is different. and the wall street journal has an editorial saying b
none of this is helping the rupert murdoch brand. but to the american who doesn't pay a lot of attention, probably not a lot of impact, unless congressional hearings or an investigation turns up anything here in the united states. at the moment, there's no evidence of that. >> now that we know what was going on over there with the phone hacking, does it -- does it bring the headlines that his paper has generated clearer to you as to where this information was coming from? >> i don't...
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rupert murdoch's media empire under threat. a multibillion dollar deal is strapped as the british tabloid hacking scandal spreads possibly soon to the united states. >>> also, he's a washington power player who can instill fear in republican lawmakers who violate his anti-tax orthodoxy. we're going to talk about that, the debt ceiling, much more with grover norquist. >>> secret and fear as the chinese government crackdown intensifies. we'll take you inside an illegal underground church. >>> we want to welcome our viewers in the united states and around the world. breaking news. political headlines. and jeanne moos all straight ahead. i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> there's fresh fallout today from the hacking scandal that brought down one of britain's biggest newspapers, the prime minister david cameron has announced the public inquiry into eavesdropping and bribery by journalists working for media mogul rupert murdoch. amid the public fury, murdoch's corporation has dropped the $12 billion bid to take con
rupert murdoch's media empire under threat. a multibillion dollar deal is strapped as the british tabloid hacking scandal spreads possibly soon to the united states. >>> also, he's a washington power player who can instill fear in republican lawmakers who violate his anti-tax orthodoxy. we're going to talk about that, the debt ceiling, much more with grover norquist. >>> secret and fear as the chinese government crackdown intensifies. we'll take you inside an illegal...
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rupert murdoch has been behind numerous cruel tabloid headlines. now suddenly he's on the front page himself. and that's a pretty awkward place for a press baron to be, suddenly the target of the gutter press. >> members of congress are used to political fights, but how a 77-year-old democrat from iowa may have actually fought for his life against a gunman. and why didn't president obama choose the woman who came up with the idea for a consumer financial protection bureau? i'll speak with elizabeth warren. ♪ [ jim ] i need to push out a software upgrade. build a new app for the sales team in beijing. and convince the c.e.o. his email will find him... wherever he is. i need to see my family while they're still awake. [ male announcer ] with global services from dell, jim can address his company's i.t. needs through custom built applications, cloud solutions and ongoing support in over 100 countries. so his company sees results. and jim sees his family. dell. the power to do more. i've tried it. and jim sees his family. but nothing's helped me beat
rupert murdoch has been behind numerous cruel tabloid headlines. now suddenly he's on the front page himself. and that's a pretty awkward place for a press baron to be, suddenly the target of the gutter press. >> members of congress are used to political fights, but how a 77-year-old democrat from iowa may have actually fought for his life against a gunman. and why didn't president obama choose the woman who came up with the idea for a consumer financial protection bureau? i'll speak with...
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who knows whether rupert murdoch will take notice of that. the other big story, the commerce committee chairman, jay rockefeller saying there's got to be an investigation, did news corp hack into u.s. citizens' phones, 9/11 victims. he said there would be serious consequences. the big question people are asking here is how much is the news corp empire and rupert murdoch going to be hurt in the u.s. as well. ali? >> that is a good question. i'm a tweeter. you're a tweeter. one of the interesting things about this is somebody figured out using geo cashing or labeling of locations where people tweet from, where people tweet. a visualization of it. tell us about it. >> it's this data visualization project from a photographer by the name of eric fisher. what he's done is basically tag tweets and flicker pictures used from around the world. look at this pretty picture in the u.s. the flitter pictures in red, more on the west coast. twitter more on the east coast. you look at europe and asia is where they're both used very much as well. white show t
who knows whether rupert murdoch will take notice of that. the other big story, the commerce committee chairman, jay rockefeller saying there's got to be an investigation, did news corp hack into u.s. citizens' phones, 9/11 victims. he said there would be serious consequences. the big question people are asking here is how much is the news corp empire and rupert murdoch going to be hurt in the u.s. as well. ali? >> that is a good question. i'm a tweeter. you're a tweeter. one of the...
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we are talking about rupert murdoch. he is going to face outraged members of the british parliament who want answers. we are talking about bribery, hacking and corruption of power and like to hear over and over in today's hearing. >>> let's put it in perspective with our jeffrey mccrackin who is a senior business writer with bloomberg news and "businessweek." something i didn't ask you the last time we talked as we started this hour, is just talking about murdoch's empire. we are talking about one of the richest men in the world. as you know, because your company has reported on this, so many lawsuits in the past that have been settled. millions of dollars out of murdoch's pockets have silenced, i guess we could say, many things, or a number of allegations that could have gotten bigger possibly to the point we are seeing now. is it possible he could go broke on this one? is that even possible to talk about the fact he could spend so much money trying to fight this to the bitter end that he could lose all of his money? >>
we are talking about rupert murdoch. he is going to face outraged members of the british parliament who want answers. we are talking about bribery, hacking and corruption of power and like to hear over and over in today's hearing. >>> let's put it in perspective with our jeffrey mccrackin who is a senior business writer with bloomberg news and "businessweek." something i didn't ask you the last time we talked as we started this hour, is just talking about murdoch's empire. we...
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rupert murdoch's empire is under fire. and they dropped a bid to buy a british television station. >> i think this has been the right decision. this company needs to sort out the problems at the news of the world, and that must be the priority, and so the right decision. but also the right but also the right decision for the country, too. now we have to get on with the work with the police investigation i set up today. >> dan rivers in london with the latest. how much how much of this do we think the deal fell through because of financial reasons or public pressure from the parliament as well as others who are not happy with what has gone on? >> reporter: no, it's completely about the public pressure and financ just before they just before they announced this, the house of commons behind me, the british parliament here was about to have a debate about whether the take over should be able to go ahead. an unprecedented amount of unanimity inside thejfu here. everybody opposed to the takeover being approved, and that's perhap
rupert murdoch's empire is under fire. and they dropped a bid to buy a british television station. >> i think this has been the right decision. this company needs to sort out the problems at the news of the world, and that must be the priority, and so the right decision. but also the right but also the right decision for the country, too. now we have to get on with the work with the police investigation i set up today. >> dan rivers in london with the latest. how much how much of...
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than xadle brought down rupert murdoch's "news of the world" paper. the top cop in london will testify about scotland yard's investigation today. >>> i want to be a fly on the wall during these ongoing debt talks. 20 days until the deadline on raising the debt ceiling. there's no deal yet. president obama reportedly told lawmakers, quote, this could bring my presidency down. talking about his promise to veto a short-term extension. he says he will not yield. they'll meet again today. the fifth session in as many days. the white house warns failing to raise the debt ceiling by august 2 send could trigger a partial default. >>> the power is slowly being restored in the chicago area after one of the worst storms on record. the storm packed wind gusts of nearly 80 miles an hour, knocking down trees and power lines. nearly 1 million customers were affected. this morning, the power company says more than 75% of its customers have had its power restored. >>> now the wakeup call for the shuttle "atlantis" crew. ♪ if you believed they put a man on the moon â
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rupert murdoch withdrew the bid for bskyb on wednesday. that was amid the scandal at newscorp international. it must have been a tough one for him. >> reporter: oh, yeah, completely. we were all told he was desperate to get his hands on the remaining shares, 60% of sky that he didn't own. and it will be a bitter climbdown for him. one he was facing the reality that in the political climate that was developing where all the main parties were opposed to that takeover going ahead. it was just kind of unrealistic for them to pursue that right now. not saying perhaps they don't come back and have another go at it in six month's time. in terms of what will happen today, there's momentous developments today as well. right now is the deadline, we're told, fora bekaa brooks, the embattle embattled chief international to respond before a committee of politicians on wednesday. we're told 9:20 is the latest she could respond. after that who knows what will happen after that. theoretically she could be forced to attend by the sergeant at arms' office w
rupert murdoch withdrew the bid for bskyb on wednesday. that was amid the scandal at newscorp international. it must have been a tough one for him. >> reporter: oh, yeah, completely. we were all told he was desperate to get his hands on the remaining shares, 60% of sky that he didn't own. and it will be a bitter climbdown for him. one he was facing the reality that in the political climate that was developing where all the main parties were opposed to that takeover going ahead. it was...
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it is a jewel in the rupert murdoch empire. one of his favorite tideses, "the -- titles, "the news of the world." there are lots of questions about what will happen about the executives, notably rebecca brooks, who used to run the paper in the early 2 00s -- 2000s, she's a close ally of rupert murdoch. he was desperate to keep her, to save her, she's been clinging on to her job amid calls from every political party here that she should stand down. she remains in post and some headlines here saying that murdoch has sacrificed an entire paper to save one woman. >> wow. all right, dan rivers. we'll keep watching. thank you very much. >>> now before we go, the space shuttle "atlantis" poised and ready for takeoff this morning. and as you get ready for work, we want you to get smart. so what do you think the space shuttle "atlantis" was named after? here are your choices, folks. a ship, a mythical figure, or a star constellation. ♪ sing polly wolly doodle all the day ♪ ♪ hah >>> 38 minutes after the hour. before the break we a
it is a jewel in the rupert murdoch empire. one of his favorite tideses, "the -- titles, "the news of the world." there are lots of questions about what will happen about the executives, notably rebecca brooks, who used to run the paper in the early 2 00s -- 2000s, she's a close ally of rupert murdoch. he was desperate to keep her, to save her, she's been clinging on to her job amid calls from every political party here that she should stand down. she remains in post and some...
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i think rupert murdoch has dual u.s. and australian citizen so unclear whether he can be force to do appear. they say he will cooperate. whether that means rupert murdoch, himself, will turn up, we don't know. if he does, it's going to be incredible because there are so many swirling allegations about the paper and the organizations that he runs, suggestions of links to the criminal underworld of illegal activities and targeting. everyone from 9/11 victims to the royal family he has a lot to answer if he does appear. >> dan rivers live from london. we will be talking about this later in the hour. could the scandals there in great britain impact murdoch's impact here in the u.s. >>> back here in the states. congressional leaders return to the white house to negotiate raising the debt ceiling. the deadline is three weeks from today, but the divide separating democrats and republicans may be wider than ever. dan lothian is at the white house. dan, the president is trying to bridge this divide. does he have the political clo
i think rupert murdoch has dual u.s. and australian citizen so unclear whether he can be force to do appear. they say he will cooperate. whether that means rupert murdoch, himself, will turn up, we don't know. if he does, it's going to be incredible because there are so many swirling allegations about the paper and the organizations that he runs, suggestions of links to the criminal underworld of illegal activities and targeting. everyone from 9/11 victims to the royal family he has a lot to...
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rupert murdoch tells parliament he's not responsible for the phone hacking debacle that tarnished his media umpire. some of his staff staffers are punching back. >>> an angry president obama said the debt talks collapsed on friday right after "the new york times" said the two sides were close to a deal. is the president being spun in this budget brinksmanship which continues today. an online report about michele bachmann suffering from frequent migraines become as headache for her campaign. would that story be written about a man? >> yank uighar quits because he says the network told him to tone it down. he'll be here and he won't be toning it down. this is "reliable sources." >>> he looked well, 80 years old as he sat in the witness chair and hall tingly answered the questions. rupert murdoch says he runs a big company and couldn't be expected to know the details of illegal conduct at one london tabloid or precisely how it was covered up. the chief executive of news corp. went out of his way to down play his influence. >> sometimes i would say to keep in touch. i edit "the sunday tim
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this week, owner rupert murdoch shut down the paper. the paper's former royal correspondent was arrested yesterday. >>> britain's newest royal couple will spend their first full day in california. prince william and his new wife kate arrived yesterday. they will attend a star-studded event in l.a. tonight. there's the famous soccer star, right? david beckham. the british academy of film and arts dinner, prince william is the president of bafta, nicole kidman, jennifer lopez and tom hanks are expected to be there. a day for the royal couple even before the black tie event. part will be spent fueling the prince's passion playing polo. cnn's max foster has more. >> reporter: during the tour of can dashgs the royal couple showed their competitive sides. in dragon boats and in street hockey shoot-outs. william may need some more practice with that hockey stick, but in california, he'll be in more familiar territory with a sport he knows and loves. polo. william grew up playing polo. he's been around it. he was watching it from before he coul
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it is being called rupert murdoch's watergate. former prime minister gordon brown says newspaper reporters at the "sunday times" spied on his bank accounts and that "the sun" published sensitive details about brown's child. this comes just days after a phone hacking scandal forced murdoch to shut down the "news of the world." it's a disgrace for news corp with implications for news outlets all over the world. now murdoch and his top editors are being called to testify in the case. david has been following the story closely and joins us. first of all, thanks for being here. we know former british prime minister gordon brown is accusing murdoch's british papers as having quote, links with criminals. in your column, you accuse them of having links with politicians. what does this mean? >> reporter: i'm sure it's hard for a lot of americans to understand how the leader of a country could be hacked by newspapers and two things are going on. one is, the british newspaper culture, fleet street is so much more competitive and so much more
it is being called rupert murdoch's watergate. former prime minister gordon brown says newspaper reporters at the "sunday times" spied on his bank accounts and that "the sun" published sensitive details about brown's child. this comes just days after a phone hacking scandal forced murdoch to shut down the "news of the world." it's a disgrace for news corp with implications for news outlets all over the world. now murdoch and his top editors are being called to...
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i have to take you back to rupert murdoch. we know news of the world is his. correct me if i'm wrong, he wants to buy the b-sky-b, which is a british satellite broadcaster against the government's advice. the deputy prime minister waving him off this deal. will he succeed? >> well, yeah, that's been a very interesting story today. the government have been sort of trying to move away, sort of kick this to the grass effectively. what happened today is that deal has been referred back to the competition's commissioner. now, what murdoch is effectively trying to do is buy the 61% of what is an incredibly profitable paid tv, satellite broadcaster. one of the analysts i spoke to today said if that takeover of the 61% of what he doesn't already earn of b sky b would go through would make news corp the most powerful single owner in the uk, almost double the income of the bbc. it's been kicked back. so the government effect evidencely is out of the decision-making process which will make the prime minister david cameron very happy. there's been lots of allegations he's
i have to take you back to rupert murdoch. we know news of the world is his. correct me if i'm wrong, he wants to buy the b-sky-b, which is a british satellite broadcaster against the government's advice. the deputy prime minister waving him off this deal. will he succeed? >> well, yeah, that's been a very interesting story today. the government have been sort of trying to move away, sort of kick this to the grass effectively. what happened today is that deal has been referred back to the...
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and some of the biggest korngss, including rupert murdoch's news corp. i'll ask him about that scandal, america's economy, and revolution in the middle east. also tonight. >> time is of the essence. we are running out of time. >> if america's debt rating gets downgraded, every interest rate in america will go up. >> two senators, democrat and republican, who think they've found a way out of this country's $14 trillion debt crisis. and a man who has strong opinions on just about everything, from casey anthony to president obama, to harry potter and the space shuttle. what will he say tonight? i'll ask the opinionated new voice of "the new york times." this is "piers morgan tonight." >>> good morning. "time" magazine calls prince alwaleed bin talal the arabian warren buffett. when he talks, the business world listens. tonight prince alwaleed bin talal joins me from the four seasons in paris where he's on vacation, to share his unique perspective on america's debt, the middle east, and the news corp. scandal. your highness, thank you for joining me. let me
and some of the biggest korngss, including rupert murdoch's news corp. i'll ask him about that scandal, america's economy, and revolution in the middle east. also tonight. >> time is of the essence. we are running out of time. >> if america's debt rating gets downgraded, every interest rate in america will go up. >> two senators, democrat and republican, who think they've found a way out of this country's $14 trillion debt crisis. and a man who has strong opinions on just...
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owner rupert murdoch is headed to london to deal with this crisis. he's closing the paper after reports that journalists were hacking voice mails of murder and terror victims. cnn's dan rivers has been follow this story from london now. and dan, i guess we're wondering, we have a lot of questions, but will this have an impact on the rest of murdoch's empire? >> reporter: well, that is the sort of, you know, billion dollar question for rupert murdoch. that's probably why he's flying over here tomorrow to have a series of meetings. we've just been speaking to some staffers who are working on the last edition. they came out and had a few words with us. let's just have a quick listen to what they were saying. >> we're all extremely emotional. but every single one of us working up there stays very proud that we're working for the "news of the world." we're very proud of our colleagues, we're very proud of our editor, and we go out with our heads held up high. >> reporter: >> they were stressing, really, that many of the people working there had nothing to
owner rupert murdoch is headed to london to deal with this crisis. he's closing the paper after reports that journalists were hacking voice mails of murder and terror victims. cnn's dan rivers has been follow this story from london now. and dan, i guess we're wondering, we have a lot of questions, but will this have an impact on the rest of murdoch's empire? >> reporter: well, that is the sort of, you know, billion dollar question for rupert murdoch. that's probably why he's flying over...
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rupert murdoch was singing his wife's praises last month, a tough woman. he gushed about meeting her, and falling in love with the woman nearly half his age and his efforts to convince her to marry him. >> i was in love with her and i asked her, and she said no. it took me a long time to persuade her. >> reporter: they married in 1999, after murdoch divorced his wife of 31 years. they now have two daughters, and
rupert murdoch was singing his wife's praises last month, a tough woman. he gushed about meeting her, and falling in love with the woman nearly half his age and his efforts to convince her to marry him. >> i was in love with her and i asked her, and she said no. it took me a long time to persuade her. >> reporter: they married in 1999, after murdoch divorced his wife of 31 years. they now have two daughters, and
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on tuesday, rupert murdoch himself, his company announced a plan to buy back an extra $3.2 billion in its own shares, bringing its buyback to a total of $5 billion which is a huge amount, pauline. then again, it's also a huge amount, the money being taken off the stock price of news corp and also bskyb, the british broadcaster whose remaining stake it's trying to buy as well. >> analysts see this buyback as a way for news corp to give its share price a little bit of a boost. but that that hasn't exactly gone as plan. news corp's shares closed almost 3% lower in australia on this wednesday. news corp also ended tuesday's session on wall street in the red. >>> coming up next, china's growth is cooling down a little bit. but could that actually be welcome news for the world's second largest economy? we'll have more on that live from beijing in just a minute. >>> this is "world business today" on cnn. welcome back to the show. >>> china's economy is still expanding at a faster pace than that of just about any other nation. but in the face of weaker global demand for chinese goods and othe
on tuesday, rupert murdoch himself, his company announced a plan to buy back an extra $3.2 billion in its own shares, bringing its buyback to a total of $5 billion which is a huge amount, pauline. then again, it's also a huge amount, the money being taken off the stock price of news corp and also bskyb, the british broadcaster whose remaining stake it's trying to buy as well. >> analysts see this buyback as a way for news corp to give its share price a little bit of a boost. but that that...
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that's very strong language for rupert murdoch. i'm not sure though it's going to make much of a difference right now. yesterday when he was meeting with the family of a teenager who was murdered in 2002 and whose phone was allegedly hacked into by news of the world, there were people around him when he was walking in heckle him. let's hear that. >> shame on you. shame on you! shame on you! shame on you! shame on you! >> mr. murdoch, will you tell us what you said to millidowler's family. >> whoa, stop pushing. >> keep sil leapt for a moment. it was a totally private meeting. >> keep your head down, mate. can you tell us exactly what you said? >> no, i'm not. not going to comment. >> that's really the first public statements we've heard from rupert murdoch. that was on friday. might have been hard to hear there, but he was saying it was a private meeting. it the lawyer for milly dowler's family said he was very apologetic. we'll hear more from mr. about your doc, his son james and rebeckah brooks. people say that will be very much
that's very strong language for rupert murdoch. i'm not sure though it's going to make much of a difference right now. yesterday when he was meeting with the family of a teenager who was murdered in 2002 and whose phone was allegedly hacked into by news of the world, there were people around him when he was walking in heckle him. let's hear that. >> shame on you. shame on you! shame on you! shame on you! shame on you! >> mr. murdoch, will you tell us what you said to millidowler's...
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. >>> the scandal deepens for rupert murdoch and his media empire rocked by shame. today, talk of new investigations from washington to london. >>> we are keeping a close eye on wall street and who could be good news for your investments. stocks appear ready to rebound from nagy worries. ♪ ♪ i'm a rocket man >> the space shuttle "atlantis" awaken to elton john, first singing and then delivering a message of personal thanks. >>> rupert murdoch built a media empire on the power of selling a scandal but now it's his mighty news corporation that is under siege from london to washington. a prominent u.s. senator jay rockefeller wants to know if u.s. citizens fell victim to sleazy or illegal news gathering so he is calling for an investigation amid reports that victims of the 9/11 attacks are among the nearly 4,000 people who had their phones hacked. the outrage is crushing. over the past week, the media giant has lost nearly $7 billion in market value. and the political damage is mounting. today, britain's prime minister meets with the family of a murdered little gir
. >>> the scandal deepens for rupert murdoch and his media empire rocked by shame. today, talk of new investigations from washington to london. >>> we are keeping a close eye on wall street and who could be good news for your investments. stocks appear ready to rebound from nagy worries. ♪ ♪ i'm a rocket man >> the space shuttle "atlantis" awaken to elton john, first singing and then delivering a message of personal thanks. >>> rupert murdoch built...
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murdoch owned newspapers and already, the support that rupert murdoch used to have in the higher echelons of government is crumbling. this evening here in london, the government has announced that it is now going to side with the opposition labor party to say this takeover that rupert murdoch wants to have complete of a broadcaster here should not go ahead. once when he had access to the highest people in the country who would fly over to see him in australia, now they're not answering his calls. worse than that, they are even withdrawing their support and siding with his political enemies. >> all right. dan rivers for us in london, thank you. >>> a reality tv family is fighting for its religious rights. we will tell you which one, right after this. >>> time right now, 35 minutes past the hour. let's check out some of the other news and headlines that you may have missed. as democrats and republicans battle over a deal to raise the nation's debt ceiling, president obama is issuing a dire warning. in an interview with cbs news today, obama says absent a deal, he cannot guarantee older amer
murdoch owned newspapers and already, the support that rupert murdoch used to have in the higher echelons of government is crumbling. this evening here in london, the government has announced that it is now going to side with the opposition labor party to say this takeover that rupert murdoch wants to have complete of a broadcaster here should not go ahead. once when he had access to the highest people in the country who would fly over to see him in australia, now they're not answering his...
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. >>> britain's hacking scandal forces rupert murdoch to make a stunning move. and rushes relief to the site of pain. it's clinically proven to relieve pain twice as fast. new bayer advanced aspirin. there's another way to minimize litter box odor: purina tidy cats. our premium litters now work harder to help neutralize odors in multiple cat homes. purina tidy cats. keep your home smelling like home. vietnam, 1967. i got mine in iraq, 2003. u.s.a.a. auto insurance is often handed down...
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this in-depth look at the rupert murdoch scandal as it begins to reverberate in america. we thought it might and indeed it has. murdoch withdrew his bid for bskyb amid the most disturbing allegations that emerged. according to a british paper, journalists from the news of the world approached a new york private investigator to buy phone records of victims from the 9/11 attacks, families of the victims are outraged by these allegations and four senators have now requested a justice department investigation of murdoch's company. i spoke with one of them. senator frank lautenberg, moments ago. senator lautenberg, thanks for joining me here. let me start with the most important question in all this. do you have reason to believe some sort of criminal activity has taken place in this country connected to rupert murdoch's enterprises? >> the one thing i know, not that i just believe, that is an american corporation cannot use bribery. it's a felony. it's against the law and should not be used. >> at this point, you're not talking about these things happening in this country tha
this in-depth look at the rupert murdoch scandal as it begins to reverberate in america. we thought it might and indeed it has. murdoch withdrew his bid for bskyb amid the most disturbing allegations that emerged. according to a british paper, journalists from the news of the world approached a new york private investigator to buy phone records of victims from the 9/11 attacks, families of the victims are outraged by these allegations and four senators have now requested a justice department...